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sex positivity
[ seks poz-i-tiv-i-tee ]
noun
- a philosophy that is accepting of traditional and nontraditional sexual activity, avoids repression and shame, and advocates all consensual exploration of human sexuality.
Other Word Forms
- sex-positive [seks, -, poz, -i-tiv] adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sex positivity1
Example Sentences
Promoters Gigs in Scotland have told fans they can expect "bold pop hooks, sex positivity, honest song writing, and a heavy dose of glitter".
One related to Generation X, which ushered sex positivity into the mainstream, being the main cohort slogging through it.
Author Kate Flannery brings it all back in an account of her own journey through the company that proclaimed sex positivity even as it trafficked in crass capitalism and worse.
The birth of the contraceptive pill and developments in the gay rights movement helped liberalize the parameters of sexuality in America, setting the stage for feminists to focus on sex positivity.
Petras’ sex positivity is intertwined with a complicated body image.
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